Sights of Rome Books
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The Sights of Rome Uncovering the legends and curiosities of the Eternal City (hard cover, 163 pages, 118 photos) This book will take you on a fascinating visit to some of the most interesting sites of the Eternal City. You will learn about many of Rome's most famous monuments, such as the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Colosseum and the Moses and Pietà of Michelangelo. But you will also come across lesser-known places and people seldom discussed in other guide books, such as the story of Righetto, a young hero of the Italian Risorgimento, two fifteenth-century courtyards hidden away ..read more
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Bridges over the Tiber
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Today's Photos:   1.Ponte Milvio is the site of a battle which changed the course of history.   2. Ponte Sant'Angelo as seen from the terrace of Castel Sant'Angelo.   3. Ponte Sisto is named after the Pope who had it built. Notice the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the background.   4. Ponte Cestio has an interesting connection with Julius Caesar.   5. Ponte Fabricio is the only ancient Roman bridge still in use today. You won't believe how old it is.   6. Ponte Rotto (the broken bridge). The reason for its name is obvious.   7. Horatius Cocles hol ..read more
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Tiber floods & Via del Corso
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Today's photos: 1. The Tiber island with its two bridges on a "normal" day. 2. Almost the exact same view during the high water of 2012. 3. The wall of the basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva with flood markers from various years. 4. A close-up of one of the markers from the preceding photo. See its translation in the text. 5. The straight and narrow Via del Corso seen from the top of the Victor Emanuel Monument in Piazza Venezia. 6. Here is Via del Corso seen from the other end at Piazza del Popolo. 7. In this painting from 1860, French artist Jean-Baptist Carpeaux depicts ..read more
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Sant'Agostino
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Today's photos 1. The facade of the church of Sant'Agostino. 2. Caravaggio's Madonna dei pellegrini. 3. Chapel of the Madonna del parto. 4. A close-up of the Madonna del parto. 5. The tomb of Saint Monica. 6. The main altar by Bernini. 7. Raphael's Isaia and the sculpture of Saint Ann, Mary and Jesus, by Sansovino. 8. A close-up of the Sansovino sculpture. 9. This mosaic is not in the church, but I wanted to show mother and son together. In a tiny, crowded and inconspicuous piazza near the north end of the more famous Piazza Navona, stands one of Rome's earliest Renai ..read more
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The Protestant Cemetery
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Today's photos 1. The first century B.C. Pyramid-tomb of Gaius Cestius. 2. A striking view of one part of the cemetery. 3. The tombs of John Keats and Joseph Severn. 4. The tomb of Percy B. Shelley. 5. You might not expect to see this flag in a cemetery in Rome! 6. A close-up of the inscription of Thomas Jefferson Page. 7. The tomb of Antonio Gramsci. 8. A close-up of the inscription on the Gramsci tomb. 9. The entrance gate to the cemetery. During the period of the Papal State, burial of non-Catholics within the city of Rome was forbidden. In 1716, however, Pope Clement X ..read more
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The Pantheon: Part 4
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Today's photos: 1. The dome with its oculus dominates this aerial view of the Pantheon. 2. This lady is dwarfed by the massive front doors. 3. You can enjoy this view of the dome from the terrace of the Hotel Minerva. Notice the stairway cut into the stone, leading up to the oculus. 4. The sunlight streams through the oculus creating a spotlight on the inner wall of the dome. 5. What are these firemen doing at the top of the dome? 6. It is Pentacost Sunday and the firemen are throwing rose petals down through the oculus. 7. Down come the rose petals! 8. Some of the firemen ..read more
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The Pantheon: Part 3
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Today's photos: 1. The Renaissance painter Raphael. 2. The tomb of Raphael in the Pantheon. 3. La Madonna del Sasso (Our Lady of the Rock). 4. The Transfiguration, Raphael's last work. 5. A close-up of the sarcophagus in Raphael's tomb. 6. The Annunciation in the first chapel on the right. 7. The oldest Christian item in the Pantheon. Next to the tombs of Umberto and Margherita is the final resting place of the great artist Raphael Sanzio (photo 1) who died at the very young age of 38. A cuoriosity An interesting fact about Raphael's death is that it occurred on the same da ..read more
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The Pantheon: Part 2
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Today's photos: 1. The tomb of Victor Emanuel II in the Pantheon. 2. The Victor Emanuel Monument in Piazza Venezia. 3. A close-up of the equestrian statue. 4. Dinner is served! 5. Umberto I followed his father as king. 6. A painting depicts the assassination of Umberto. 7. The tombs of King Umberto and Queen Margherita. 8. The plaque in pizzeria Brandi in Naples. Of the many historic monuments in Rome, my personal favorite is the Pantheon, the best preserved of all the ancient sites in the Eternal City. One of the reasons for my preference is that there are several very i ..read more
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The Pantheon: Part 1
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Today's photos: 1. This amazing photo, sent to me by my friend and editor, Gianfranco Mandas, literally takes my breath away. 2. Here is one of my photos which includes the fountain and just a small part of the famous dome. 3. This is an 18th century print showing the unfortunate addition provided by Bernini for Urban VIII. What animal does it bring to mind? The Pantheon is not only the best preserved of Rome's ancient monuments, it is also and foremost an amazing architectural masterpiece. The handsome inscription which runs along the top of the façade of the building tells us who bu ..read more
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Centrale Montemartini
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It is often said of museums in Rome that the setting of the exhibits is every bit as interesting as the exhibits themselves. Several museums, for example are housed in magnificent Renaissance palaces, but there is only one museum in the Eternal City, and probably in the entire world, which displays ancient Roman sculptures in an early 20th century electric power plant! The name of this unique museum is the Centrale Montemartini, named after Giovanni Montemartini who founded the first electrical power plant in Rome. It was officially inaugurated in a solemn ceremony on June 30, 1912 ..read more
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